Evaluación clínica y tratamiento para infractores de DUI en Georgia

Explicación Simple

Si te detienen por manejar bajo los efectos del alcohol varias veces, necesitas someterte a una evaluación médica. Si el médico lo recomienda, también deberás asistir a un programa para dejar el alcohol antes de poder recuperar tu licencia.

Es como cuando un jugador de fútbol recibe varias tarjetas amarillas; si recibe otra, debe pasar un tiempo en el banquillo para reflexionar sobre su comportamiento antes de volver a jugar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos ha sido arrestado tres veces por manejar ebrio en los últimos diez años. Ahora que quiere recuperar su licencia, debe ir a un médico para que lo evalúe. Si el médico dice que necesita tratamiento, Carlos tendrá que asistir a ese programa antes de poder volver a manejar.

Penalidades

Es necesario completar una evaluación y posible tratamiento para recuperar la licencia, a costo del infractor.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

40-5-63.1. Clinical evaluation and substance abuse treatment programs for certain offenders. In addition to any and all other conditions of license reinstatement, issuance, or restoration under Code Section 40-5-57.1, 40-5-58, 40-5-62, or 40-5-63, any person with two or more convictions for violating Code Section 40-6-391 within ten years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained to the date of the current arrest for which a conviction is obtained, shall be required to undergo a clinical evaluation and, if recommended as a part of such evaluation, shall complete a substance abuse treatment program prior to such license reinstatement, issuance, or restoration; provided, however, that such evaluation and treatment shall be at such person's expense except as otherwise provided by Code Section 37-7-120. Acceptable proof of completion of such a program shall be submitted to the department prior to license reinstatement, issuance, or restoration. For purposes of this Code section, a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of violating Code Section 40-6-391 and all prior accepted pleas of nolo contendere within ten years, as measured from the dates of previous arrests for which convictions were obtained or pleas of nolo contendere were accepted to the date of the current arrest for which a plea of nolo contendere is accepted, shall be considered and counted as convictions. (Code 1981, § 40-5-63.1 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 760, § 17; Ga. L.